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Forsyth County, North Carolina property search

Search an address or an owner in Forsyth County, North Carolina with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 166,755 lots are mapped here, covering 239,372 acres. 29,556 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Forsyth County received $521,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 65 recipients. 180 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $1.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.

166,755
Lots mapped
239,372
Acres
29,556
Institutional

Land use in Forsyth County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Forsyth County, North Carolina
Land useParcelsAcres
1.01-SFD Dwelling117,525119,018
91.00-Vacant SF Res21,08567,883
1.09-TownHomes6,344386
1.08-Condominiums5,013241
2.02-Com Services2,7846,055
1.05-Manuf Homes2,5786,007
2.01-Com Retail-WS2,1803,979
93.00-Vacant Com1,6563,049
3.03-Relig-Inst9082,449
95.00-Vacant Indus7563,795
1.12-Other Res7331,905
1.07-Apt Buildings6552,806

Largest landowners in Forsyth County

Largest landowners by acreage in Forsyth County, North Carolina
OwnerParcelsAcres
City Of Winston Salem1,0856,196
Forsyth County962,864
Winston Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education1992,008
State Of North Carolina190898
VULCAN LANDS INC55891
Wake Forest University174778
Town Of Kernersville116735
Reynolds R J Inc18684
Hubbard Realty Of Winston Salem Inc132628
ANDIRON MULTISTATE 1 LLC5626

Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in North Carolina

Federal farm payments in Forsyth County

$521K
Paid in 2025
65
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Forsyth County, North Carolina, 2025
ProgramPaid
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$121K
Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$118K
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$103K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$85K
Livestock Forage Program$37K
Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$36K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Forsyth County

180
Acres disclosed
10
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Forsyth County, North Carolina, 2024
CountryAcres
Canada105
Luxembourg66
Germany9

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Forsyth County, North Carolina
Holder (country)Acres
HODEWO FARMS, INC. (CANADA)105
Germantown Solar LLC (LUXEMBOURG)66

USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county

Crop insurance in Forsyth County

78
Policies
7,005
Insured acres
$1.5M
Claims paid
2.28
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Forsyth County, North Carolina, 2024
CropClaims
Soybeans$668K
Flue Cured Tobacco$518K
Corn$332K
Wheat$5K
All Other Crops$1K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

67
Substations
230 kV
Highest voltage

Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.

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Nearby counties in North Carolina

  • Stokes County31,982
  • Davie County26,424
  • Yadkin County28,320
  • Davidson County98,799
  • Guilford County223,011
  • Surry County44,417
  • Rowan County83,292
  • Rockingham County56,362

All North Carolina counties

This copy of Forsyth County's records was taken on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.